Geraldine Bonner (

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, Hard Pan; 1870–1930) was an American author.

Biography

Geraldine Bonner was born on

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. Her father, John Bonner, was a journalist and historical writer. As a child, the family moved to

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and she lived in

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camps. After moving to

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, she worked at a newspaper, the ''Argonaut,'' in 1887, and subsequently, she wrote the novel ''Hard Pan'' (1900) and used the name "Hard Pan" as a pseudonym. Bonner also wrote short stories which were published in '' Collier's Weekly'', '' Harper's Weekly'', '' Harper's Monthly'', and '' Lippincott's''. Bonner died on June 18, 1930, in New York City.

Publications

Books

* ''Hard Pan'', (1900) * ''Tomorrow's Tangle'', (1902) * ''The Pioneer'', (1905) * ''The Castlecourt Diamond Case'', (1906) * ''The Book of Evelyn'', (1913) * ''The Girl at Central'', (1914) * ''The Black Eagle Mystery'', (1916) * ''Treasure and Trouble Therewith'', (1917) * ''Miss Maitland, Private Secretary'', (1919)

Plays

Along with Elmer Blaney Harris, she wrote the play ''Sham'' in 1908. Along with

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, she wrote the play ''Sauce for the Goose'' in 1909.

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